The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-12
OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR TEACHERS.


OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR TEACHERS.
AS we remarked at the outset Greenwood
was famous for her schools In ante-bellum
days, and she still has fine educational advan-
tages.' More than year ago the Misses Giles,
four sisters from North Carolina, came here
and established college, erecting magnif-
cent building with their own resources, Three
OF these ladies graduated at Trinity College,
n. c.. and received the degree Of A. NJ. a very
rare occurrence in the South. The other sis
ter graduated with honor at Stannton, Va.
Their curriculum Is thorough. Ex-Governor
Hugh S. Thompson attended the first COM
mencemcnt anniversary last June, ana was
the orator of the occasion.
A good male academy has been open here
all these years. but spirit of progress has
a male college erected. ]. w. Wells: the con-
tractor, Is already at work on the building.
When completed II will be very imposing,
two-story brick structure. The services oil
competent faculty has been secured. and exer-
January s, 1887, IN the Masonic bulldog,
which has been temporarily rented for use un-
til the college building Will be completed.
are principals. These gentlemen are distin-
guished teachers and well known to the peo-
pie of upper South Carolina. ..
The colored people also have an institute,
ily of MASSACHUSETTS,. This school, known us
the Normal Brewer Institute, was endowed by
Il party in the North, and a good wook is be-
ing done among the colored people, II Is eS-
State, male and female, and by many from ad-
Joining States. There are at times as many as
200 or 800 pupils In attendance upon its eXer-
cises. For fourteen years Prot. ]. D. Back en-
stose, of New York, had charge Of the instiiu.
tion, and under his excellent management
the college has grown 10 lis present import
ance. He resigned two years ago, but his res
ignation was not accepted until last fall, when
nl In q fl6 I1rN
GREENWOOD AS A COTTON MARKET.
We have mentioned the principal firms and
business men in general, and will maEGu long
story short ny stating that there is almost
three times iieamount Of business done here
since the building OF the Augusta and Knox
willie road. Up 10 that date the cotton receipts
| for one season would never reach more than
5000 bales, this season will reach l2WO. we
| published statistics in the spring, dating from
| January to May, showing the marked Increase
OF trade this year over previons years, and
take pleasure In the fact that 1t is steadily
growing, inasmuch as ID commands f1nt
trade from three adjoining counties.
| Greenwood has some wideawake cotton
merchants. and the price paid for the fleecy
staple has attractcn the attention OF the fhrm
ers ir adjoining counties. Cotton is beint
hauled here distance of forty miles. Sew
| eral shipments have been made recently
The last shipment received here was quanti
| ty from Plum Branch, which brought fancy
DTlceS. tTeeHNOOu ii'S pilu HotC iOt IottUi
| this Fall than any point in the State, outside
of Charleston, and often she has given more
than our metropolis. .
Besides our principal merchants who bu!
cotton we have regular cotton merchants.
Mr. :. $. Mars who Is a native of this coun
ty, but now resides in Charlotte, n. G., bough
cotton here first in the Fall Of 1915, hnyin;
5,S4i bales: 1886, 6,7S5. So far this season 'h
has bought 1918. . =
Mr.. G. c. Cannon. Of Spartanbnrg, locates
here about three months ago to buy cotton
He buys almost exclusively fancy grades
His receipts so far reaches 2,5tN. He is 81
much pleased with our town that there j
some probability of his locating here.
| Mr.. =. B. Dixon, OF Augusta. another loca
cotton merchant who located here about 81:
weeks ago. buys strictly for local and Easter
mills His purchases so far reaches some
thing over 800 bales. Mr.. Dixon, like MI
Cannon, is so much pleased with our tow
there is some probability Of him going int
business here. ..